| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"The movie turns what could have been a tedious meta-movie exercise into a sincere dour farce." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"I enjoy movies like this, which play with the logical consequences of an idea." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"Writer-director Sophie Barthes' darkly funny, twisty-cool existential tragicomedy, loaded with smart notions and filmed like a surrealist dream, really takes off..." more... |
A- |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"The genius of the concept certainly outweighs the ingenuity of the filmmaking and the script's structure." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"...Peeks at the dark comedy of the soul only to beat a quick, pre-emptive retreat." more... |
B |
Reelviews
James Berardinelli |
"Cold Souls boasts a great premise and, for the most part, it is well executed." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"The film is superbly shot by Andrij Parekh and edited by Andrew Mondshein, but it's the hilarious and heartbreaking Giamatti who provides it with, well, soul." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Justin Berton |
"Giamatti stammers and futzes and self-loathes with the best of 'em, and his endearing persona and droopy-dog face can move the film along even when the narrative can't." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...Compelling in the way of an indelible, dreamy short story." more... |
B |
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